Director of Social Services (MSW)

Why Suncrest

At Brighton / Suncrest Hospice our goal is to change the expectation of hospice care in your area by providing exceptional care and service to our patients. This is achieved by allocating the resources to increase our staff to patient ratios, thereby increasing clinical visits while lowering clinician caseloads. We are proud to be a Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) certified hospice. If you have a commitment to providing the highest quality of care to patients and their families, we would like to hear from you!

Benefits

Actual Work / Life Balance

Competitive Pay

Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

401k plan with employer match and 100% vesting after 90 days of employment

A culture with an emphasis on appreciating and valuing the team member

The opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing national company, with possible position upgrades

Pay Scale : $75,000-$78,000 plus bonus opportunities

Details

The Director of Social Services works to provide overall direction to all aspects of the provision of patient social services including managing the members of the social work team. Establishes, implements, and evaluates goals and objectives for social services to meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the organizations mission and philosophy.

Directs all daily patient social service operations including providing direct oversight of the establishment and implementation of social service

Ensures compliance with all state, federal, and CHAP social service regulatory

Directs the implementation of improved work methods and procedures to ensure social services are delivered in accordance with local and state regulations

Ensures seamless home care service delivery by providing direct oversight of coordination of care with other clinical service

Assists the Executive Director / Administrator in the preparation of an annual budget for the social service department and monitors allocation of resources according to budgetary

Recruits, selects, orients, and directly manages members of the social service

Supervises the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of social service clinical care by members of the social work

Assures proper documentation of social services in clinical records in compliance with state, federal, and CHAP

Provides leadership in strategic planning including identifying opportunities for additional or improved services to address unmet customer needs

Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of the field of social work and shares information with appropriate organization

Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of Brighton / Suncrest Hospice contractual relationships and ensures that social services are delivered according to contract

Qualifications

A Master's degree in Social Work. Meets personnel qualifications stated in 418.114(b)(3)

At least three (3) years management experience preferably in home care operations

Demonstrates an ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel

Ability to deal tactfully with customers and the community

Knowledge of corporate business management, governmental regulations and CHAP standards

Demonstrates good communications and public relations skills

Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, and flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities

Must be willing to drive with reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and auto insurance